反问
fǎnwèn
to ask back; rhetorical question
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Example phrases
- 他不回答我的问题，只是反问我为什么要知道。 Tā bù huídá wǒ de wèntí, zhǐshì fǎnwèn wǒ wèishénme yào zhīdào. He didn't answer my question, he just asked me back why I wanted to know.
- 老师反问了一句，你自己觉得对不对？ Lǎoshī fǎnwèn le yí jù, nǐ zìjǐ juéde duì bu duì? The teacher asked back, do you yourself think it is right?
- 他用反问的语气说，这难道不是你的错吗？ Tā yòng fǎnwèn de yǔqì shuō, zhè nándào bú shì nǐ de cuò ma? He said in a rhetorical tone, isn't this your fault?
Related words
- 反对 fǎnduì to oppose
- 反复 fǎnfù again and again
- 反应 fǎnyìng to react
- 反正 fǎnzhèng anyway
- 反 fǎn opposite; reversed
- 反而 fǎn'ér instead; on the contrary
- 反映 fǎnyìng to report; to reflect
- 相反 xiāngfǎn opposite
- 违反 wéifǎn to violate; to go against
- 反馈 fǎnkuì to give feedback
- 反思 fǎnsī to reflect, to think back
- 反驳 fǎnbó to refute; to rebut